Jennifer Lopez- Background information, Early life, Career, Music career

Jennifer Lopez

Birth name- Jennifer Lynn Lopez, Also known as- J.Lo,Born- July 24, 1969,Origin- The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.Occupations- Actress, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, fashion designer, television producer.Years active- 1987–present.Website- www.JenniferLopez.com

Jennifer Lopez was born and grew up in the South Bronx, New York to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodríguez, a kindergarten teacher, and David Lopez, a computer specialist. She has two siblings, Lynda and Leslie. Lopez spent her entire academic career in Catholic schools, finishing at the all-girls Preston High School, in the Bronx. She financed singing and dancing lessons for herself from the age of 19. After attending Baruch College for one semester, Lopez divided her time between working in a legal office, dance classes, and dance performances in Manhattan night clubs. She had a little part in the 1987 film My Little Girl. After months of auditioning for dance roles, Lopez was selected as a dancer for various rap music videos, a 1990 episode of Yo! MTV Raps, and as a backup dancer for the New Kids on the Block and their performance of their song Games for the American Music Awards in 1991. She gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color in 1990. Soon after, Lopez became a backup dancer for Janet Jackson and made an appearance in her 1993 video Thats the Way Love Goes.

Lopez's first television job as an actress was on the Fox series South Central. Lopez also made a guest appearance Second Chances and Hotel Malibu. She then appeared in the made-for-television film Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7. Lopez's first serious screen role was in Gregory Nava's 1995 drama My Family, playing the character of Young Maria in the 1920s. After starring alongside Jimmy Smits and Edward James Olmos in My Family, Lopez starred in the action film Money Train opposite Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. In 1996, she beat out Ashley Judd and Lauren Holly for the supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola's 1996 comedy Jack starring Robin Williams. She then starred opposite Jack Nicholson in Bob Rafelson's well-received noir thriller Blood and Wine.

Lopez's debut album On the 6, a reference to the 6 subway line she used to take growing up in Castle Hill was released on June 1, 1999, and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. The album featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one lead single, If You Had My Love, as well as the top ten hit Waiting for Tonight. The album also featured a Spanish language, Latin-flavored duet No Me Ames with Marc Anthony who later would become her husband. Though No Me Ames never had a commercial release, it reached number one on the U.S. Hot Latin Tracks. On the 6 featured guest artists such as Big Pun and Fat Joe on the track Feelin' So Good, which had moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100. Let's Get Loud, the final single, earned Lopez a Grammy Award nomination in the "Best Dance Recording" category in 2001 Grammy Awards. Waiting for Tonight was nominated for the same category the previous year. No Me Ames received two nominations at the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards — Best Pop Duo/Group with Vocal Performance and Best Music Video.